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Coverage

Indiana-Jefferson County-Madison

Source

Jefferson County Historical Society

Identifier

"JCHS000622"; "MJCPLrail0009"

Notes

Postcard (3.5 X 5.5) owned by Richard Heck; Jefferson County Historical Society. Additional information: The Heritage Center grounds contain the restored Madison Railroad Station, a brick Victorian-era passenger depot noted for its octagonal waiting room which is over two stories tall. Built in 1895 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, it served travellers until 1931, when passenger service to Madison was discontinued. During the Great Depression, it was used as a community center until the railroad converted it into a freight terminal. In 1962 the railroad sold the building to an electrical supply company that used it as a warehouse. In this picture the passenger train has just arrived and you can see horses and buggies and the old omnibus which was used to convey passengers to and from their hotels.